CENTER VALLEY, Pa.– After hitting a career-best 5.10m mark in the pole vault in the Star Meet against Navy, Lee Bares has been named the Patriot League Male Rookie of the Week, as announced by the conference Monday afternoon.
Bares bested the Patriot League’s top vaulter in Jiles Maness to take the top spot in the team’s 102-79 defeat at the hands of the Midshipmen from Gillis Field House. His 5.10m leap puts him in second on the Patriot League’s season best list, and was an IC4A qualifying mark.
Saturday’s individual title was his second of the season and sixth top five finish on the year. He opened up the indoor season tied for second at the Crowell Open with a mark of 4.56m and followed that up with a first place nod at the Army 5-Way with a mark of 4.95m. Read More